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jennifer ashton. good morning. >> hi. >> as i became aware of this story, i knew that you were going to come in to chat with us, i'm going to ask questions that may sound dumb. do you remember being here last summer? >> yes, yeah. >> i'm curious. you are a person we can have a real conversation about, about having a stroke and the effects of that. >> yeah. >> did you come to after you were hospitalized, your brain is working? >> when i first got into the car with my girlfriends, they asked me to write the alphabet. i could only get up to the letter "l." then i don't remember anything after that. and when my doctor -- the doctor you saw, i was in the hospital, and he was asking me to touch my ear and my nose. i couldn't do it. >> you didn't know what they were. remarkable that you have to literally rebuild your brain basically from scratch. >> it was fascinating process. >> that's an interesting way of putting it. was it arduous? >> yes. it was hard. it was hard. >> even now, though, do you -- are you
jennifer ashton. good morning. >> hi. >> as i became aware of this story, i knew that you were going to come in to chat with us, i'm going to ask questions that may sound dumb. do you remember being here last summer? >> yes, yeah. >> i'm curious. you are a person we can have a real conversation about, about having a stroke and the effects of that. >> yeah. >> did you come to after you were hospitalized, your brain is working? >> when i first got into...
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jennifer ashton. good morning. >> good morning. >> a study came out in a reputable pediatrics journal. what did it find? >> they were really looking at trends, maggie, who exactly was having obesity surgery in an adolescent population and looked at the state of california and two-year period from 2005 to 2007, found there were 590 teenagers who underwent obesity surgery and this is in the age 13 to 20-year-old age group. >> and in those 5790 adolescent surgeries, did they break them down further? >> what was interesting, they found ethnic differences. they found gender differences. for example in this population, they found 28% of those who had surgery were white teenagers. however, 65% of them underwent surgery. this is a little bit counterintuitive because 28% represented the overweight teenagers, but 65% of them actually had surgery. so, in among white teenagers, more are having obesity surgery than are obese. >> exactly. i understand that. either way, when i heard about this, it's very alarming be
jennifer ashton. good morning. >> good morning. >> a study came out in a reputable pediatrics journal. what did it find? >> they were really looking at trends, maggie, who exactly was having obesity surgery in an adolescent population and looked at the state of california and two-year period from 2005 to 2007, found there were 590 teenagers who underwent obesity surgery and this is in the age 13 to 20-year-old age group. >> and in those 5790 adolescent surgeries, did...
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jennifer. >> nothing more to say. >> jennifer, how has this been for kennedy? because so much about being a little kid these days is about inclusion and we talk about bullying and acceptance and all of these other issues and a lot of this is coming into play here. >> it is. and, you know, right from the get-go, i had told her how i felt about the cheer. you know, that i didn't think it was right for little girls to say. so, she understood that. you know, when i finally told her the other day that, you know, they kicked her off the team, you know, i made sure to know it was nothing she did. she wasn't being punished. just that people are mad and mommy and daddy. and, you know, because of that, we were going to have to not be be able to go back. >> kennedy, do you still want to be o on a cheerleading team. >> uh-huh. >> yeah, you still do? when you were doing it, was cheerleading fun? >> um, i don't know yet. >> you don't know yet. >> i don't know. >> she's so cute, she's absolutely precious. >> thank you. >> mom, help me understand this. do you want to pursue th
jennifer. >> nothing more to say. >> jennifer, how has this been for kennedy? because so much about being a little kid these days is about inclusion and we talk about bullying and acceptance and all of these other issues and a lot of this is coming into play here. >> it is. and, you know, right from the get-go, i had told her how i felt about the cheer. you know, that i didn't think it was right for little girls to say. so, she understood that. you know, when i finally told...
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jennifer ashton has details. good morning. >> good morning, harry. >> so, there really is a difference? >> there appears to be a difference in the size of the brain when you compare men versus women talking about the anatomy here. obviously male brains tends to be larger because men tend to be but within the brain certain structures and parts of the anatomy, some are bigger in women, some are bigger in men. so, for example, in male brains, men have six and a half times more gray matter than women do. gray matter is partly responsible for information processing and may explain in general men tend to be better in math. >> don't tell larry summers, you'll lose your jobs. >> i know. women has ten times as much white matter, part of the brain partially responsible for connecting these centers. >> which is why they are such good multi-taskers. >> they did not find anything about parts controlling the remote or whining center. >> who whines more, men or women. >> not me. >> not you, certainly. there really is a differen
jennifer ashton has details. good morning. >> good morning, harry. >> so, there really is a difference? >> there appears to be a difference in the size of the brain when you compare men versus women talking about the anatomy here. obviously male brains tends to be larger because men tend to be but within the brain certain structures and parts of the anatomy, some are bigger in women, some are bigger in men. so, for example, in male brains, men have six and a half times more...
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jennifer hartstein she's a child and adolescent psychologist. >> good morning. >> 400% increase in the last 10 years. why do you think it's been so dramatic? >> it's an incredibly huge increase. i think there's ease of use. >> easy access like the girl said. >> it's in your house, your medicine cabinet. you don't have to seek it out. you can hide it more. the signs aren't there, so the parents can know what you're doing. >> what's also scary, kids are younger and younger. kids as young as 12 years old doing that. >> 12 and older. >> if your kid smokes you can smell the smoke. if your kid drinks you can see they are drunk. if they abuse prescription drugs, how can you tell? >> it's harder. talking about feeling hot, maybe they are nauseous eyes are red, nose running, lethargic, trouble in school. some of the signs are the same. it's much harder to look for. you have to look in your cabinets and see what's going on. >> not just cabinets. aren't there other hot spots. >> medicine cabinet. kitchen, households appliances. garages, they are using inhalants in the garage. you want to look any
jennifer hartstein she's a child and adolescent psychologist. >> good morning. >> 400% increase in the last 10 years. why do you think it's been so dramatic? >> it's an incredibly huge increase. i think there's ease of use. >> easy access like the girl said. >> it's in your house, your medicine cabinet. you don't have to seek it out. you can hide it more. the signs aren't there, so the parents can know what you're doing. >> what's also scary, kids are younger...
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jennifer ashton is here with the story. good morning. >> good morning. >> two procedures and what do they do. >> the first is called zeltic, actually freezes the fat cells, permanently destroys them, takes about one to three hours and you see results in as little as three weeks and after a period of months and we have before and after pictures. >> all done externally? >> right no incisions or cuts on the skin or no need for anesthesia or major downtime. very subtle. you see a paunch here and less here. there's another one. >> okay. >> again a belly bump here, less here. very important to understand not for people who are obese but almost at their ideal body wait weight or may want to jump-start fine-tuning an aerial it is body sculpting. >> that's zeltic. what is the other one called. >> also with a "zoo" cerona, you need multiple sessions. you can see, again, very subtle differences. another in a man, men get plastic surgery, also, a little less. this does not permanently destroy the fat cells, harry. it makes little holes
jennifer ashton is here with the story. good morning. >> good morning. >> two procedures and what do they do. >> the first is called zeltic, actually freezes the fat cells, permanently destroys them, takes about one to three hours and you see results in as little as three weeks and after a period of months and we have before and after pictures. >> all done externally? >> right no incisions or cuts on the skin or no need for anesthesia or major downtime. very...
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jennifer ashton is here with more. disgust. one out of seven kitchens wouldn't pass the test. that was conservative, they said. it is probably worse in reality. >> precisely why i stay out of my own kitchen. but in actuality, erica, there are number of foodborne illnesses every year, resulting in 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 estimated deaths due to foodborne illness. this is not an insignificant issue. >> it is ear just. actually a number of them also go unreported. numbers could be potentially higher. >> absolute. >> i what is it? where's the germiest, grimeiest, most bacteria laden spots in the kitchen we need to clean up? >> anywhere that you put your hands from the second you walk in your kitchen. remember, you can potentially bring germs into your kitchen before you start cutting. anywhere from the faucet and sink to the refrigerator and to the stove handles and everywhere. but these are really the biggest hotspots and start really with what we use to clean our kitchen which is are sponge. >> can i just say this is a plea to everyone, don't use my dish sponge on the
jennifer ashton is here with more. disgust. one out of seven kitchens wouldn't pass the test. that was conservative, they said. it is probably worse in reality. >> precisely why i stay out of my own kitchen. but in actuality, erica, there are number of foodborne illnesses every year, resulting in 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 estimated deaths due to foodborne illness. this is not an insignificant issue. >> it is ear just. actually a number of them also go unreported. numbers...
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jennifer ashton is here to explain. this has been the driving force for so long. it's always there, the low carb diet, you lose weight, but with it, all these health problems. >> some real risks. and as you mentioned, it's not just low carb, but it's high protein, high fat, which is instead of the carbs that are so harmful. but this diet is actually harmful, as well. they followed about 130,000 people and actually found that those on the low carbohydrate high fat, high protein diet, especially high animal fat and animal protein, actually had a freig greater risk of death and cancers and heart experts have been saying this for years, there is a healthier way to go where you can still dou low car, but substitute a lot of plant based. >> so if you feel it works for you, what are we talking about specifically? is it tofu and avocadoses? >> the key to any successful diet is anyone can lose weight over any period of time, but you need to maintain it. and it needs to be relate abiliable and work for your lifestyle. good sources of protein like tofu, almonds are good.able
jennifer ashton is here to explain. this has been the driving force for so long. it's always there, the low carb diet, you lose weight, but with it, all these health problems. >> some real risks. and as you mentioned, it's not just low carb, but it's high protein, high fat, which is instead of the carbs that are so harmful. but this diet is actually harmful, as well. they followed about 130,000 people and actually found that those on the low carbohydrate high fat, high protein diet,...
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jennifer ashton is demonstrating. we're going to talk to her ahead about what else you can do. >> also ahead this morning, it took years for society to slowly isolate or ban smokers from restaurants, right, and from airplanes. now it's sort of, you would never expect to see a smoker in there, right? some people are equating families with small children, misbehaving children, not our children, maggie. >> of course not. >> as the new smokers. the new sort of persona non grata would be the screaming child in a restaurant. a lot of people might agree with it. but should they be banned from public places or even from airplanes as some people have suggested. >> or have a separate section. >> that has been another theory. we're going to talk about that this morning with our dr. jennifer hartstein who is here with some tips for all of us to live a little more peacefully together. >> i see dave nod being emphatically. if they were banning your dog wally who you take everywhere would you be as excited about this? >> first of al
jennifer ashton is demonstrating. we're going to talk to her ahead about what else you can do. >> also ahead this morning, it took years for society to slowly isolate or ban smokers from restaurants, right, and from airplanes. now it's sort of, you would never expect to see a smoker in there, right? some people are equating families with small children, misbehaving children, not our children, maggie. >> of course not. >> as the new smokers. the new sort of persona non grata...
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jennifer lopez is rumored to be front-runner for the panel. lonnie quinn, good morning. >>> good morning to you, betty. all right. what do we have going here? party down. i'm seeing a lot of football activity because it's kick-off weekend in college football. who do we have? university of -- auburn. seminoles from florida state. let's talk some weather, though. take a look at the whole country. it's pretty quiet out there. earl is exiting and will make its first landfall most likely around nova scotia and wet weather in the south. gusty winds. as far as hot spots go, head out west. gusty winds, red flag warnings and heat warnings from phoenix to salt lake city to twin falls, where the warmest temps will be found. that's a quick look at the national picture. here is a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >> we don't want to leave out iowa. hawkeyes in our house. back to you, rebecca. >> thank you, lonnie. coming up next, inside pharmageddon. baby boomers addicted to prescription pills. how to tell if someone you care about has a problem
jennifer lopez is rumored to be front-runner for the panel. lonnie quinn, good morning. >>> good morning to you, betty. all right. what do we have going here? party down. i'm seeing a lot of football activity because it's kick-off weekend in college football. who do we have? university of -- auburn. seminoles from florida state. let's talk some weather, though. take a look at the whole country. it's pretty quiet out there. earl is exiting and will make its first landfall most likely...
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jennifer ashton here with the scoop. it seems like every time we turn around, there's something else with bpa. it's terrible. you know, it's the end of the world. what's really going on with the latest bpa discovery? >> the saga continues, erica, and still really more questions than answers. you're right, bpa or this chemical, this bisphenol a. more than 95% of us have traces of it detectable in our urine. this should not be a surprise. this is a study that looked although the bpa compounds in dental sealants because they are used in -- to do good things in our children and actually found that when these sealants combine with saliva, the enzymes in saliva release a bpa by-product detectable in the saliva of children up to three hours after sealants are applied. >> is there enough that's detected or that perhaps would stay with us for it to be a major concern for parents? >> unclear at this point. it's unknown. this study was based on a review of toxicology literature and certainly more research needs to be done. they nee
jennifer ashton here with the scoop. it seems like every time we turn around, there's something else with bpa. it's terrible. you know, it's the end of the world. what's really going on with the latest bpa discovery? >> the saga continues, erica, and still really more questions than answers. you're right, bpa or this chemical, this bisphenol a. more than 95% of us have traces of it detectable in our urine. this should not be a surprise. this is a study that looked although the bpa...
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the foundation has been a wonderful thing for bill to really focus on and keep the memories of jennifer, michaela and hayley alive by doing some >> up next, starting today, we see the first real impact of health care reform. we'll look at the changes and what they mean for you, when we come back. [ female announcer ] stay once... stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotels can earn you a free night -- only when you book at choicehotels.com. but my doctor told me that most calcium supplements... aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. citracal. when allergies make them itch, don't wait for your pills to kick in. choose alaway, from the eye health experts at bausch & lomb. it works in minutes and up to 12 hours. bausch & lomb alaway. because it's not just your allergies, it's your eyes. where? it's really good. do you see it? it's called hope. hope? yeah. hope. i don't see any hope. i don't see any hope in here. you can'
the foundation has been a wonderful thing for bill to really focus on and keep the memories of jennifer, michaela and hayley alive by doing some >> up next, starting today, we see the first real impact of health care reform. we'll look at the changes and what they mean for you, when we come back. [ female announcer ] stay once... stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotels can earn you a free night -- only when you book at...
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jennifer ashton is here to talk about this with us. this is in your wheelhouse, you being an ob-gyn, these are issues you and your patients deal with every day. this study is important, looking at some of these surgeries. what is it telling us? >> this study focused on women with the brc mutation, a human gene when it's abnormal or mutated it has been linked to about 10% of hereditary breast cancer and 9% of ovarian cancer. this study was ground-breaking because it was the first one that showed it saved lives. it looked at 2500 women over four countries, followed them for an average of four years. and found that those with the brca mutation who had this risk-reducing surgery decreased their risk of dying of cancer by 70% to 80%. >> those numbers are amazing. anyone who's been touched by cancer is immediately going to sit up and look at that. but this is, as you mentioned, a high-risk surgery. talk to us, what are we talking about specifically when it comes to the surgery? >> right. when you talk about preventive surgery or risk-reducin
jennifer ashton is here to talk about this with us. this is in your wheelhouse, you being an ob-gyn, these are issues you and your patients deal with every day. this study is important, looking at some of these surgeries. what is it telling us? >> this study focused on women with the brc mutation, a human gene when it's abnormal or mutated it has been linked to about 10% of hereditary breast cancer and 9% of ovarian cancer. this study was ground-breaking because it was the first one that...
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jennifer hartstein and career expert nicole williams. good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> this is very interesting. because you look at some of the numbers. one of the lowest number and the unemployment rate is people with college educations at 5%. higher than it ought to be but it's still the lowest. and you also realize people who have a college education far outearn people with less education. so those are the things we know going in. but you say there are some real pitfalls out there, especially when it comes to debt. >> well, those student loan numbers are astounding. why is there a student loan epidemic in this country? most families are not rich enough to pay for college with their children with cash but they're not broke enough to get enough financial aid and grants to subsidize the cost. and as a result two-thirds of folks lean on student loans. they get into student loan debt. the average student loan debt in this country is somewhere north of $23,000. that's average. there are so many more, with doubl
jennifer hartstein and career expert nicole williams. good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> this is very interesting. because you look at some of the numbers. one of the lowest number and the unemployment rate is people with college educations at 5%. higher than it ought to be but it's still the lowest. and you also realize people who have a college education far outearn people with less education. so those are the things we know going in. but you say...
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jennifer ashton is here to run this down for us. good morning. >> good morning, maggie. >> first in the interest of full disclosure you are an investor on the advisory board of a sports drink, exactly the kind of the study. things sugar has been added, soda, juice that's not all juice and sports drinks. >> first we have to ask why they did the study. as we know, because we hear about it all the time, obesity is such an enormous problem in our teenagers, in our children so they really sought to figure out why. once you isolate factors individually, hopefully you can target the treatment and reduce those behaviors that may be playing a role. obviously we can't do anything about our genetics or family history. that's why we did the study, they wanted to look at specifics. how much are they drinking, how much of it, what else are they eating and doing. >> they found you don't have to drink very much to gain a significant amount of weight. one 15 ounce could mean. >> 15 pounds or more a year. that is a staggering fact. let's talk about w
jennifer ashton is here to run this down for us. good morning. >> good morning, maggie. >> first in the interest of full disclosure you are an investor on the advisory board of a sports drink, exactly the kind of the study. things sugar has been added, soda, juice that's not all juice and sports drinks. >> first we have to ask why they did the study. as we know, because we hear about it all the time, obesity is such an enormous problem in our teenagers, in our children so they...
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by then it was too late to save jennifer hawke-petit and her two daughters. the delay raises the question did the small-town force have the training and resources to save the victims? joining us to talk it over oh, bill stat ton, private investigators and former new york city police officer. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> i just want to hear your side of this, your feelings. as a former police officer this has to bother you tremendously at the response time was as long as it was for something like . >> this is well, absolutely. but first, let's say, these two gentlemen are evil personified. forotdefense to make the allegation that somehow the police department's fault this actually happened, you know, that's horrendous, out of the question. but, there are a lot of questions that need to be asked and answered. >> do you think it is just as simple as it is cheshire, an affluent town in connecticut, they don't have resources although you would think with the taxes people pay they would but not have the training or not know how to respond to a quote/u
by then it was too late to save jennifer hawke-petit and her two daughters. the delay raises the question did the small-town force have the training and resources to save the victims? joining us to talk it over oh, bill stat ton, private investigators and former new york city police officer. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> i just want to hear your side of this, your feelings. as a former police officer this has to bother you tremendously at the response time was as long...